Huge, huge company; sometimes Amazon feels unmanageable; cultures vary between facilities and regions. Work environment (behavioral culture) can lack esteem, pride and generally optimistic credence and/or proactivity. This is highly variable however--most facilities have a decent work culture but parts of Amazon are very transient due to the size of Amazon. Management is civil and required to exercise maturity when dealing with employees; regardless of other reviews the truth about Amazon is that the leadership (management cannot be abusive to employees under any circumstances; Amazon policy is to terminate abusive management or demote with impunity) however, management does play games ( and they know it) with other employees especially when earned promotions are due; promotions (that are due) may be obstructed and/or outright prevented usually in the name of exclusivity.
Organizational cohesion is a real challenge at Amazon and very difficult to maintain due to the size of Amazon (however, it is not impossible to achieve and Amazon provides the necessary training to achieve it). While the next aspect is not overwhelming or prohibitive from enjoying working for amazon it is noticeable: sometimes Amazon's culture feels completely unmanageable and most internal employees will experience a feeling of being excluded a/o generally forgotten. Self sufficiency and autonomy of employees is requisite for all employees yet this is a tacit expectation that is not emphasized enough compared to the practicalities of the typical Amazon work environments. Amazon is actually not a company that will cooperate with employees who are exploring resignation options--meaning that if an employee is an established performer at Amazon and is considering changing jobs Amazon may actively obstruct the resignation in some manner.
